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The Washington Post
Boeing 737 MAX
How a Boeing Safety Feature Became a Suspect in Crashes
The Washington Post - By Alan Levin | Bloomberg
Planes have been flying with the aid of computers for so long that the term “autopilot” has become part of the language, usually meaning a situation of calm predictability. Yet an automated computer feature
Gizmodo
Environment
Mysterious Planetwide Rumble May Have Come From the Largest Underwater Eruption Ever Recorded
Gizmodo - Robin George Andrews
On November 11, 2018, a deep rumble ricocheted around the world, one that humans couldn’t feel but that registered quite clearly on seismometers. A …
Sean Sadleradded this to Africa
Blood Pressure
South Africa has just been ranked the unhealthiest country on earth
businessinsider.co.za - Alison Millington
A new global health ranking has identified the world's healthiest - and most unhealthy - countries in 2019. The Indigo Wellness Index, compiled and …
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Mozambique
Cyclone survivors clinging to rooftops in Mozambique as they await rescue, aid officials say
CNN - By Bukola Adebayo, Jenni Marsh, and Vasco Cotovio, CNN
(CNN) — People in cyclone-hit areas of Mozambique are clinging desperately to rooftops in areas virtually submerged by flood water, awaiting aid and rescue, the charity Save the Children has said. Aid
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American Red Cross
Cyclone Idai devastates Mozambique and Zimbabwe
dailykos.com - Lefty Coaster
East Africans are facing a disaster of epic proportions. Cyclone Idai: 'Massive disaster' in Mozambique and Zimbabwe Cyclone Idai has triggered a …
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World News
Fears of massive death toll as Mozambique, Zimbabwe survey damage of Cyclone Idai
nzherald.co.nz - Max Bearak
Government and aid agency officials sounded the alarm on Tuesday after flights over a vast area of wreckage wrought by Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe, …
Reuters
South Sudan
IMF urges South Sudan to stop taking oil-backed loans
Reuters - Hereward Holland
NAIROBI, March 19 (Reuters) - South Sudan should stop selling expensive and opaque oil advances, the International Monetary Fund said, because loan resettlements were hindering spending vital for the of
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
These countries are home to the highest proportion of refugees in the world
weforum.org - Johnny Wood
By the end of 2017, persecution, conflict and violence had forced 68.5 million people from their homes. That figure – from the UNHCR’s 2018 Global …
People
Kilimanjaro
NFL Pro Bowler Retires After Climbing 19K Feet to the Peak of Kilimanjaro: 'I'm Retiring on Top'
People - Jason Duaine Hahn
"Just a man standing on top of the world with a heart full of gratitude," Haloti Ngata said After a 13-year career, five-time Pro Bowler Haloti Ngata rang in his retirement from the NFL with a message
The Sunadded this to The Sun
South Sudan
Aubameyang makes Gabon retirement U-turn to deal blow to Arsenal run-in
thesun.co.uk - By Charles Perrin
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG appears to have shelved retirement plans, with the Arsenal striker joining up with Gabon squad. Aubameyang – who is …
The Telegraphadded this to World News
Southern Africa
'The world hasn't caught on to how severe this disaster is': Aid workers race to rescue thousands from Mozambique flood could
The Telegraph - By Adrian Blomfield
Families clung to tree and roof tops in Mozambique on Tuesday, trapped by rapidly rising floodwaters left in the wake of what could prove the deadliest cyclone ever to hit southern Africa. With entire
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World News
Cyclone Idai May Be ‘One of the Worst’ Disasters in the Southern Hemisphere
The New York Times - By ALAN YUHAS
Cyclone Idai, the storm that battered cities, submerged homes and potentially killed hundreds of people in southeastern Africa, may prove to be one of the worst weather-related disasters ever in the Southern
Newsmaxadded this to Global News
Indian Ocean
Emergency Ascent in Indian Ocean as Sub Fills with Smoke
newsmax.com
ALPHONSE ISLAND, Seychelles (AP) — A British scientist and her American pilot had to make an emergency ascent from 100 meters beneath the surface of …
Los Angeles Times
Boeing 737 MAX
No, the media aren't whipping the public into a frenzy over the 737 Max
Los Angeles Times
To the editor: I was shocked that a letter writer, a retired airline pilot and U.S. Air Force captain, blamed the media for the “mass hysteria regarding the problems with the 737 Max and crucifying Boeing
Global Citizenadded this to Girls and Women
South Sudan
South Sudanese 'Superwoman' Wins Award for Helping Children of Rape Survivors
globalcitizen.org
By Emma BathaLONDON, March 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Children born of rape in South Sudan's civil war must be integrated into their families …
Axiosadded this to Science
Tropical Cyclones
Cyclone Idai may be "one of the deadliest" weather disasters in the Southern Hemisphere
Axios - Andrew Freedman,
The landfall and subsequent flooding from Tropical Cyclone Idai, which struck Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, on Thursday through the weekend, …
World Food Program
Uganda investigates UN food aid after three die, police say
trust.org - Thomson Reuters Foundation
People suffered diarrhoea, nose bleeds and other health problems after eating food provided by the United Nations food agency KAMPALA, March 19 …
News (China)
Death toll from cyclone Idai in Mozambique rises to 84
globaltimes.cn - www.globaltimes.cn
The Mozambique's National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) said on Monday that the death toll caused by cyclone Idai rose to 84 and some …
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Mining Companies
Gunmen kill five miners in Ethiopia, TV says foreigners among dead
Reuters India
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Gunmen in Ethiopia have shot and killed five workers from a mining company in the restive west on Tuesday, residents said, with a TV station reporting two foreigners among the dead.
Pacific Standardadded this to PSmag.com
Zimbabwe
Viewfinder: Cyclone Idai's Devastating Damage in Zimbabwe
psmag.com - Pacific Standard Staff
Timber company workers stand stranded on a damaged road on March 18th, 2019, at Charter Estate, in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, after Cyclone Idai …
The Guardian
Mozambique
Hundreds dead or missing in devastation of Cyclone Idai – in pictures
The Guardian
The 100mph tropical cyclone has affected 1.5 million people across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe
Uganda
Four arrested over death of Rwandan national
monitor.co.ug - www.monitor.co.ug
Rwizi Regional Police Spokesperson, Mr Samson Kasasira says police have arrested four people in connection with the crime.
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Tropical Cyclones
PHOTOS: Cyclone Idai Wreaks Havoc in Mozambique, Zimbabwe
news18.com
https://schema.org ImageObject https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2019/03/A-man-crosses-a-flooded-Umvumvu-river.jpg A man crosses a flooded …
Uganda
Uganda: Museveni Accepts Proposal to Run for 6th Term in 2021, Says He's 'Still Very Able'
allafrica.com - By Nahashon Musungu
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, aged 74, has affirmed he still has the strength to extend his rule to hit the four-decade mark. He spoke after the …
Baltimore
Boeing stock slides on report of 737 MAX development probes
bizjournals.com - Daniel McCoy
By Daniel McCoy – Reporter, Wichita Business Journal Mar 18, 2019, 1:05pm EDT Shares of the Boeing Co. were trading lower Monday morning following a …
HuffPost Australiaadded this to HuffPost AU
Southern Africa
Cyclone Idai: One Thousand Feared Dead In Southern Africa
HuffPost UK - Lauren Gosling-Powell
Cyclone Idai has torn through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, bringing a train of destruction and devastating floods. Mozambique President Filipe …
South Sudan
IMF urges South Sudan to halt dubious oil-backed loans
businesslive.co.za - Hereward Holland
Revenue from the resource should be used for peace-related projects instead of being tied up in debts to Chinese companies 19 March 2019 - 17:32 …
Reuters Indiaadded this to World
Boeing 737 MAX
Ethiopia crash investigators return home after reviewing black box data - sources
Reuters India - by Maggie Fick
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian air crash investigators have returned to Addis Ababa from Paris where they had reviewed the black box data from a doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet, two sources familiar the
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Mozambique
Beira, Mozambique destroyed by Cyclone Idai
dailykos.com - terrypinder
Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique twice last week, first as a tropical depression, and then later as a Category 3 equivalent hurricane. Mozambique is …
Forbesadded this to Technology
Columbia University
'Impossible' Rocks Found On Volcanic Island Are Puzzling Geologists
Forbes - David Bressan
Anjouan island is a 163-square-mile large island located in the body of water that separates Madagascar from Africa. It formed much like the Hawaiian Islands, as an erupting volcano grows over thousands